Novel Environmentally-Friendly High-Energy Alcohol-based Industrial Fuel and Preparation Method Thereof

ABSTRACT

The industrial fuel comprises the following constituents by weight percent: 65%-70% of methanol, 10%-15% of sugar pressing waste liquid, 5%-8% of rosin water, 1%-3% of oxydol with 27.5% mass concentration, 1.5%-3% of xylene, 1%-3% of phytate, 1.5%-2% of benzotriazole, 3%-5% of acetone, 0.01%-0.05% of ferrocene, 0.1%-0.5% of lavender oil, and 1.5%-2% of rubber swelling inhibitor. The fuel of the invention is a renewable energy, can completely replace the diesel oil, natural gas, liquefied gas, coal and electricity in the industrial pyrolytical combustion field, can obtain the raw materials from various sources at a low cost, is efficient, environmentally-friendly and safe, saves energy, has a stable performance, and can effectively solve the difficult problems of industrial energy shortage and high pollution and cost, thus having significant social and economic benefits.

This application claims priority to CN Patent Application Ser. No.CN2013102038530 filed 28 May 2013.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to the technical field of new energy resources,energy saving and environmental protection, in particular to a novelenvironmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-based industrial fuel of arenewable energy resource and preparation method thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Atmospheric pollution and industrial discharge are common difficultproblems that are urgent to be solved currently for all the countries inthe world. At present, the industrial fuels used on international arestill the diesel oil, natural gas, coal, liquefied gas and electricitywhich have high cost or high pollution. How to realize mutual benefitand double-win in environmentally-friendly social benefit and enterpriseeconomic benefit has bothered the industrial circle and each governmentfor a long term. And the market starves for a novelenvironmentally-friendly industrial fuel which is highly efficient, cangreatly save energies, has cheap and widely available raw materials forproduction, and is suitable for large scale production. On the currentmarket, the popular alcohol-based fuels are various in categories anddifferentiated in qualities, all have low heat values, unstableperformances and narrow application scopes, and cannot be safelyproduced, stored and transported in large scale, therefore can onlysuitable for civil use but cannot satisfy the various complicatedoperation requirements in the industrial field. On the other hand, thewaste liquid of a sugar mill generates a great deal of pollution, andrequires a great amount of manpower and financial resources duringtreatment. If the waste liquid of the sugar mill can be burned directlyas a fuel, then not only a great deal of waste liquid can be treated,but a great amount of heat energies will also be generated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Aiming to overcome the above defects, the invention provides the societywith a novel environmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-basedindustrial fuel and preparation method thereof. The novel alcohol-basedfuel has high heat value and stable performances, can be safelyproduced, stored and transported in large scale, and satisfy the variouscomplicated operation requirements in the industrial field and therequirement for treating the waste liquid of a sugar mill

The technical solution of the invention is to provide a novelenvironmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-based industrial fuelcomprising the following constituents by weight percent:

Methanol: 65%-70% Sugar pressing waste liquid: 10%-15% Rosin water:5%-8% Oxydol with 27.5% mass concentration: 1%-3% Xylene: 1.5%-3%Phytate: 1%-3% Benzotriazole: 1.5%-2% Acetone: 3%-5% Ferrocene:0.01%-0.05% Lavender oil: 0.1%-0.5% Rubber swelling inhibitor: 1.5%-2%.

Also provided in the invention is a preparation method of the novelenvironmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-based industrial fuel. Themethod comprises: firstly, injecting a specified dosage of methanol intoa mixing tank; then sequentially injecting the rosin water, oxydol,xylene, phytate, benzotriazole, acetone, ferrocene and rubber swellinginhibitor in the above proportion; standing for 30-60 minutes; injectingthe sugar pressing waste liquid and the lavender oil, and stiffing forabout 10-20 minutes; sealing the cap, and standing the mixed solutionfor 2-4 hours under normal temperature to provide the novel industrialfuel.

The invention employs the mixed solution of methanol and sugar pressingwaste liquid which are cheap and widely available as the main liquidfuels; adopts compliant rosin water, oxydol, acetone and ferrocene ascatalyst, combustion-supporting agent and heat value reinforcing agent;is mixed with phytate, benzotriazole, and rubber swelling inhibitor toinhibit corrosion, remove the smoke, resist static electricity,vibration and explosion, and prevent metal pieces from being eroded andrubber components from swelling; and uses acetone as a boiling point andflash point regulator, such that the requirements for a specificoperation condition under different climates in different districts canbe met. The employment of the lavender oil can not only regulateundesirable smells, but also give an early warning in case of liquidfuel leakage. The invention solves the problems of high raw materialcost for industrial application, low heat value for alcohol-based fuel,metal piece corrosion and rubber piece swelling from the technologies,but also facilitates the formulation and preparation of the fuel throughmodified stabilization treatment, thus the fuel can be stored andtransported safely and burned stably and fully, and have a highefficiency as a clean fuel.

The fuel of the invention is a renewable energy, can completely replacethe diesel oil, natural gas, liquefied gas, coal and electricity in theindustrial pyrolytical combustion field, can obtain the raw materialsfrom various sources at a low cost, is efficient,environmentally-friendly and safe, saves energy, has a stableperformance, and can effectively solve the difficult problems ofindustrial energy shortage and high pollution, thus having significantsocial and economic benefits.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1 By weight percent: Methanol: 65% Sugar pressing wasteliquid: 8.45% Rosin water: 8% Oxydol with 27.5% mass concentration: 3%Xylene: 3% Phytate: 3% Benzotriazole: 2% Acetone: 5% Ferrocene: 0.05%Lavender oil: 0.5% Rubber swelling inhibitor: 2%.

Firstly, injecting a specified dosage of methanol into a mixing tank;then sequentially injecting the rosin water, oxydol, xylene, phytate,benzotriazole, acetone, ferrocene and rubber swelling inhibitor in theabove proportion; standing for 30-60 minutes; injecting the sugarpressing waste liquid and the lavender oil, and stirring for about 10-20minutes; sealing the cap, and standing the mixed solution for 2-4 hoursunder normal temperature to provide the novel industrial fuel.

Embodiment 2 By weight percent: Methanol: 70% Sugar pressing wasteliquid: 13.39% Rosin water: 7% Oxydol with 27.5% mass concentration: 1%Xylene: 1.5% Phytate: 1% Benzotriazole: 1.5% Acetone: 3% Ferrocene:0.01% Lavender oil: 0.3% Rubber swelling inhibitor: 1.5%.

Firstly, injecting a specified dosage of methanol into a mixing tank;then sequentially injecting the rosin water, oxydol, xylene, phytate,benzotriazole, acetone, ferrocene and rubber swelling inhibitor in theabove proportion; standing for 30-60 minutes; injecting the sugarpressing waste liquid and the lavender oil, and stirring for about 10-20minutes; sealing the cap, and standing the mixed solution for 2-4 hoursunder normal temperature to provide the novel industrial fuel.

Embodiment 3 By weight percent: Methanol: 66.45% Sugar pressing wasteliquid: 10% Rosin water: 5% Oxydol with 27.5% mass concentration: 3%Xylene: 3% Phytate: 3% Benzotriazole: 2% Acetone: 5% Ferrocene: 0.05%Lavender oil: 0.5% Rubber swelling inhibitor: 2%.

Firstly, injecting a specified dosage of methanol into a mixing tank;then sequentially injecting the rosin water, oxydol, xylene, phytate,benzotriazole, acetone, ferrocene and rubber swelling inhibitor in theabove proportion; standing for 30-60 minutes; injecting the sugarpressing waste liquid and the lavender oil, and stirring for about 10-20minutes; sealing the cap, and standing the mixed solution for 2-4 hoursunder normal temperature to provide the novel industrial fuel.

Embodiment 4 By weight percent: Methanol: 67.39% Sugar pressing wasteliquid: 15% Rosin water: 8% Oxydol with 27.5% mass concentration: 1%Xylene: 1.5% Phytate: 1% Benzotriazole: 1.5% Acetone: 3% Ferrocene:0.01% Lavender oil: 0.1% Rubber swelling inhibitor: 1.5%.

Firstly, injecting a specified dosage of methanol into a mixing tank;then sequentially injecting the rosin water, oxydol, xylene, phytate,benzotriazole, acetone, ferrocene and rubber swelling inhibitor in theabove proportion; standing for 30-60 minutes; injecting the sugarpressing waste liquid and the lavender oil, and stirring for about 10-20minutes; sealing the cap, and standing the mixed solution for 2-4 hoursunder normal temperature to provide the novel industrial fuel.

The rosin water in the invention is prepared by dissolving rosin powdersin the ethanol of more than 99%, wherein the weight ratio between therosin powders and the ethanol is 1:3-5. The rosin water releases littlesmoke and few pungent smells, and does not pollute the workingenvironment or influencing human health.

The oxydol in the invention, also called as hydrogen peroxide, refers tothe oxydol in the content of 27.5% (W/W) which can be purchased from themarket.

The sugar pressing waste liquid refers to the residue-less waste liquidobtained after the sugar mill waste water is filtrated; besides, winebrewing waste liquid and alcohol waste liquid can replace the sugarpressing waste liquid in the same proportion.

In order to improve the combustibility of the carbohydrates in the sugarpressing waste liquid, the sugar pressing waste liquid can bepre-treated by the following steps: implanting yeast and rhizopus in the5%-20% weight percent of sugar pressing waste liquid (includingresidue), wherein the weight ratio between the yeast and the rhizopus is1:3; fermenting for 10-20 hours under the room temperature i.e. 20-25centigrade; and then filtrating the residue to obtain the sugar pressingwaste liquid having a better effect.

The other raw materials in the invention can be purchased from themarket, so that unnecessary details will not be given here anymore.

The novel environmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-based industrialfuel of the invention burns in a combustion engine specially for analcohol-based fuel, and can be used in almost all the industrialpyrolytical combustion fields. Through various tests more than one yearunder different operation conditions, the novel fuel of the invention isconfirmed to have high combustion temperature, high heat value andexcellent environmentally-friendly and energy-saving effect, cancompletely replace the traditional fuels such as natural gas, dieseloil, liquefied gas, coal and electricity in the pyrolytical combustionfields such as industrial boiler, kiln and the like without replacingother devices, thus having an extremely low upgrading cost and excellentand wide applicability. The raw materials can be obtained from manysources, and are inexhaustible and low in cost. Each ton of the novelenvironmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-based industrial fuel canreplace one ton of diesel oil at the most, while the cost is less than ⅓of the diesel oil, thus having extremely high economic benefit. Theselected sugar pressing waste liquid is the substances abandoned bysugar mills after fermentation treatment. More than 3 million tons ofsugar pressing waste liquid is discharged per year all over the country;and the enterprises have to spend large funds per year to treat thewaste liquid because no good utilization method for the sugar pressingwaste liquid exists in the prior art. The invention provides anexcellent solution for utilizing the sugar pressing waste liquid whichis actually a multi-win technical solution.

The novel environmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-based industrialfuel of the invention can be applied in the pyrolytical combustionfields such as industrial boiler, kiln and the like. The tests provethat the novel environmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-basedindustrial fuel is thoroughly clean and environmentally-friendly, issuperior to the strictest international industrial emission standard onenvironmental protection, and can reduce enterprise energy cost, improveenterprise production efficiency and yield, and comprehensively improveenterprise market competitiveness.

To be specific, the invention also has:

1. Energy-Saving

(1) High heat energy: the combustion temperature can reach more than1000 degrees on a stove;

(2) Labor intensity reduction and fuel saving.

2. Environmental Protection

(1) No smoke, no toxicity, no smell, no carbon deposition, no burntboiler, and complete combustion;

(2) No harmful gas is generated. The emission values of the indexes suchas carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, andRingelmann black degree are far less than that of liquefied gas anddiesel oil, are also far less than the emission limits specified by theState Environmental Protection Administration, and satisfy the strictestinternational environmental protection requirements. Replacing onemillion tons of diesel oil with one million tons of the novelenvironmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-based industrial fuel canreduce CO₂ emission by 2.086 million tons; and replacing one milliontons of natural gas with one million tons of the novelenvironmentally-friendly high-energy alcohol-based industrial fuel canreduce CO₂ emission by 1.65 million tons.

Contrast table between industrial waste gas detection result and statespecified emission limit

Report No. HLSZC00002906

Detection result Ratio between the (newest) of novel alcohol-based thenovel alcohol- State environmentally- based environ- specified friendlyliquid fuel Contrast mentally-friendly emission index and state itemliquid fuel limit specified limit Carbon 177 (mg/m³) 2500 (mg/m³) 1/14monoxide Sulfur 6 (mg/m³) 550 (mg/m³) 1/91 dioxide Nitrogen 27 (mg/m³)120 (mg/m³) 1/5  oxides Ringelmann 0 1 0 black degree Carbon 75264(mg/m³) 190000 (mg/m³) 2/5  dioxide

3. Safety

(1) The product is added with a stabilizer, and therefore has lowvolatility and stable performance, is resistant to high temperature, andis extremely safe to transport, store and use;

(2) Unlikely to be lighted without an open fire, thus having noexplosion hazard;

(3) The leaks are liquid which is easy to find, and the fire is easy tobe extinguished with extinguishing agent.

4. Economical

(1) Low cost: one ton of the fuel of the invention saves more than 10%energies than equivalent liquefied gas and diesel oil;

(2) The fuel of the invention requires extremely low equipment upgradingcost which is about one tenth of the cost upgrading coal gas equipmentto fuel gas equipment;

(3) The novel industrial fuel can be produced all the year round, andthe production scale can be determined according to the factors such aseconomic status, market and the like.

What is claimed is:
 1. A novel environmentally-friendly high-energyalcohol-based industrial fuel, is characterized in that the fuelcomprises the following components by weight percent: Methanol: 65%-70%Sugar pressing waste liquid: 10%-15% Rosin water: 5%-8% Oxydol of 27.5%mass concentration: 1%-3% Xylene: 1.5%-3% Phytate: 1%-3% Benzotriazole:1.5%-2% Acetone: 3%-5% Ferrocene: 0.01%-0.05% Lavender oil: 0.1%-0.5%Rubber swelling inhibitor: 1.5%-2%.


2. A process for preparing the novel environmentally-friendlyhigh-energy alcohol-based industrial fuel, is characterized by: firstly,injecting a specified dosage of methanol into a mixing tank; thensequentially injecting the rosin water, oxydol, xylene, phytate,benzotriazole, acetone, ferrocene and rubber swelling inhibitor in theproportion in claim 1; standing for 30-60 minutes; injecting the sugarpressing waste liquid and the lavender oil, and stirring for about 10-20minutes; sealing the cap, and standing the mixed solution for 2-4 hoursat room temperature to provide the novel industrial fuel.